1964 Belgian Grand Prix

The 1964 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 14 June 1964. It was race 3 of 10 in both the 1964 World Championship of Drivers and the 1964 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

1964 Belgian Grand Prix
Race details
Date	14 June 1964 (1964-06-14)
Official name	XXIV Grote Prijs van België
Location	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Spa, Belgium
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	14.100 km (8.761 mi)
Distance	32 laps, 451.200 km (280.363 mi)
Weather	Dry
Pole position
Driver	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax
Time	3:50.9
Fastest lap
Driver	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax
Time	3:49.2 on lap 27
Podium
First	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Second	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax
Third	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax
Lap leaders

Jim Clark gained a surprise victory, due to Dan Gurney running out of fuel while leading most of the race, Graham Hill retiring while leading on the last two laps, and had also just managed to hold off Bruce McLaren at the flag. This was also Clark's third consecutive victory in Belgium. Peter Revson was disqualified because he received a push start after his engine cut out.^[1]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Qualifying times		Gap
				Q1	Q2
1	15	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	3:50.9	3:51.7	—
2	1	Graham Hill	BRM	3:57.3	3:52.7	+1.8
3	14	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	4:04.9	3:52.8	+1.9
4	24	Peter Arundell	Lotus-Climax	4:04.0	3:52.8	+1.9
5	10	John Surtees	Ferrari	3:55.2	3:59.6	+4.3
6	23	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	3:57.5	3:56.2	+5.3
7	20	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	3:58.8	3:56.2	+5.3
8	2	Richie Ginther	BRM	3:57.2	3:58.2	+6.3
9	11	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	3:59.2	3:58.8	+7.9
10	29	Peter Revson	Lotus-BRM	4:06.9	3:59.9	+9.0
11	27	Chris Amon	Lotus-BRM	4:04.8	4:00.1	+9.2
12	4	Trevor Taylor	BRP-BRM	4:07.3	4:00.2	+9.3
13	17	Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM	4:07.8	4:02.7	+11.8
14	16	Jo Bonnier	Brabham-BRM	4:59.9	4:02.7	+11.8
15	21	Phil Hill	Cooper-Climax	4:02.8	4:06.7	+11.9
16	3	Innes Ireland	BRP-BRM	4:04.0	4:04.3	+13.1
17	6	Giancarlo Baghetti	BRM	No time	4:07.6	+16.7
18	7	Tony Maggs	BRM	No time	4:07.8	+16.9
19	18	Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax	4:25.3	4:08.5	+17.6
20	28	André Pilette	Scirocco-Climax	4:28.2	4:22.9	+32.0
Source:[2][3]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	23	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	32	2:06:40.5	6	9
2	20	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	32	+ 3.4	7	6
3	14	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	32	+ 48.1	3	4
4	2	Richie Ginther	BRM	32	+ 1:58.6	8	3
5	1	Graham Hill	BRM	31	Fuel Pump	2	2
6	15	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	31	Out of Fuel	1	1
7	4	Trevor Taylor	BRP-BRM	31	+ 1 lap	12
8	6	Giancarlo Baghetti	BRM	31	+ 1 lap	17
9	24	Peter Arundell	Lotus-Climax	28	Overheating	4
10	3	Innes Ireland	BRP-BRM	28	+ 4 laps	16
DSQ	29	Peter Revson	Lotus-BRM	28	Push start	10
Ret	17	Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM	14	Engine	13
Ret	21	Phil Hill	Cooper-Climax	13	Engine	15
Ret	11	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	12	Engine	9
Ret	28	André Pilette	Scirocco-Climax	11	Engine	20
Ret	16	Jo Bonnier	Brabham-BRM	8	Unwell	14
Ret	10	John Surtees	Ferrari	3	Engine	5
Ret	27	Chris Amon	Lotus-BRM	3	Engine	11
DNS	7	Tony Maggs	BRM		Engine	(18)
DNS	18	Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax		Ignition	(19)
Source:[4]

Notes

• This was the 50th race for a BRM-powered car.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Jim Clark 21 1 2 Graham Hill 14 1 3 Richie Ginther 9 1 4 Peter Arundell 8 5 5 Bruce McLaren 6 Source:[5]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Lotus-Climax 22 2 BRM 15 2 3 Cooper-Climax 8 1 4 Ferrari 6 1 5 Brabham-Climax 5 Source:[5]

• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
• Only the best 6 results counted toward the championship so Graham Hill's 5th-place finish was eventually left out.